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benfrancom

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    Comment #48376934

    They use 3d scanning of the originals to create CNC-dies to re-create some classics.

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    Comment #48090603

    pod2book.com It converts podcasts to e-books for the deaf, hard of hearing or neurodivergent because transcripts are clunky.

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    Comment #47223277

    USB security prompt disappears when multiple MacOS accounts signed in Still a problem for me, and has been for years, but I may be holding it wrong. https://discussions.apple.com/t…

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    Comment #46664058

    I’ve always liked Jakub Steiner’s Gnome icon work: https://jimmac.eu/

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    Comment #46266149

    If github, take a look at gh cli or git credential manager: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/git-basics/caching-yo...

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    Show HN: Convert Podcasts to EBooks

    "Stop, collaborate and don’t listen–Read instead. Easily convert your podcast to an eBook using AI. Help the neurodivergent, deaf, hard of hearing, or people who just like to read.…

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    Comment #36865774

    You could set up a custom domain if you don't have one already and forward the email for $8/yr. https://cloudflareapps.com/apps/email-forwarding

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    Comment #36420466

    I canceled my account recently for the same reason. The two day or same day shipping would never happen even though on the product it was advertised as such.

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    Comment #34118847

    AWS also mirrors docker official images: https://gallery.ecr.aws/docker Announcement here (Nov 2021) https://www.docker.com/blog/news-from-aws-reinvent-docker-of...

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    Comment #34101908

    I’m interested to see how project finch works out compared to Docker on a Mac. It’s an open source client for container development. https://github.com/runfinch When I tried Ranche…

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    Comment #33626785

    Reminds me of Derek Sivers how he keeps all his writing in plain text, always, everywhere. https://sive.rs/plaintext Edit: Apparently he posted this on HN 8 months ago: https://new…

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    Comment #33598676

    Being able to time shift video instruction content made all the difference in the world for me. I could rewind and watch something multiple times until it clicked. Helped me signif…

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    Comment #33556994

    Thanks for sharing! Love these other options!

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    Comment #33556989

    Nice, do you have anything you can share?

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    Show HN: GitHub Org Audit Tool

    This is a tool for auditing github organizations including their repos, users, and teams. It is useful for compliance, security and auditing.

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    Comment #32792377

    Using Unix 3rd Edition by Peter Kuo because it helps in understanding basic Unix principles and tools.

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    Comment #32306984

    Thank you!

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    Comment #32306525

    I migrated a company from k8s to ECS/Fargate in 2019. Kubernetes is very flexible, but I opted for simplicity. The result of the migration was that there is little underlying infra…

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    Comment #32156557

    I'd be interested in hearing if Cloudflare uses a managed Kafka service like MSK, Confluent, or Aiven. Also would be nice to hear the history and more pain-points in getting Kafka …

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    Comment #32060573

    O.C. Tanner | Cloud Engineer | Full-Time | REMOTE US | Visa Hello, We’re O.C. Tanner, a technology and services company focused on employee recognition and workplace culture. We've…

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    Comment #31642884

    Google voice does this for free (aside from what Google normally does with your data). Could forward voicemail there.

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    Comment #31606635

    Smaller attack surface internally, for sure. I also assume internal networks are hostile, not just from internal threats, but from external lateral movement.

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    Comment #31584306

    Yep, or turn it into a script and use an IDE/Vim/etc and test in the terminal.

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